Nursery Rhyme Activities

by Miss Elizabeth

Little Miss Muffet

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.

Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa,baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full
One for the farmer and one for the dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, open the gate
Nine, ten, a big fat hen!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out!
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Twinkle Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are?
Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are?

Do You Know The Muffin Man

Do you know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man, The Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin Man who lives in Drury Lane?
Yes, I know the Muffin Man, The Muffin Man, The Muffin Man.
Yes, I know the Muffin Man who lives in Drury Lane.

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down, hickory dickory dock
Read: Nursery Rhyme books are fun to read! A few are listed below that can be
checked out from the Warren County Public Library or check out our
downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks at www.warrenpl.org.
 Hickory Dickory Dock and Other Silly-time Rhymes (book and CD)
 Mary Had a Little Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale
 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines
 Ten in the Bed by Jane Cabrera
 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by James Dean (Pete the Cat author)
 Marc Brown’s Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury for Families to Learn and Play
Together by Marc Brown
 My Mother Goose: A Collection of Favorite Rhymes, Songs, and Concepts
by David McPhail

Warren County Public Library Databases

Check out our databases for fun with Nursery Rhymes @ www.warrenpl.org!
 Biblioboard: Read nursery rhymes online with your child
 Novelist: Search for specific nursery rhyme books, get lists of nursery rhyme
books, and get suggestions for read-a-likes
 Freegal Music: Download 5 free songs per week with your library card
number. In the search box type nursery rhymes for a wide selection
 Hoopla: Download 10 movies/episodes per month with your library card
number. In the search box type nursery rhymes for a wide selection

Write (Create): Crafts and writing activities are a great way to spend a winter day.
 Illustrate your favorite nursery rhyme
 Make puppets to act out a nursery rhyme
 Write your own rhyme

Play:
 Act out your favorite nursery rhyme
 Play with puppets or stuffed animals to tell the nursery rhymes